Ends was recorded by Iwan Morgan in Freshwater East, September 2011. It was mixed by Iwan and myself. l play piano and sing, and Megan Childs plays violin on four of the songs. All songs are original compositions, except Love Radiates Around which was written by Mark Johnson.
The piano and lead vocal was recorded by Iwan Morgan, the backing vocals were recorded by Stephen Black. Recorded at Gus’ Dungeon. I play the piano and sing. The accompanying image is entitled ‘Flying Cow’ and it is by John Townshend.
Recorded on a cassette player in Gus’ Dungeon studios. Except the title track which was recorded by Peter Alan Richardson somewhere in Cardiff on a computer. Peter also plays drums on the track. All tracks do not appear elsewhere.
Both tracks recorded at Gus’ Dungeon. I Will Not Mind recorded by Stephen Black and myself. Pontiago recorded by Iwan Morgan and Stephen Black. I Will Not Mind is a cover version of a song written by Jimmy Campbell. Both tracks do not appear elsewhere.
Tracklisting
I Will Not Mind
Pontiago
Download EUROS CHILDS - I WILL NOT MIND / PONTIAGO Here
WARNING: THIS RELEASE IS SPOKEN WORD, CONTAINS VERY LITTLE MUSIC AND THE ‘F’ WORD FUCK.
National Elf are proud to present Alan’s Jars, a collection of spoken word pieces by Graham Thompson.
Graham is a poet and wordsmith from the Croydon area, he has been writing since last December.He describes his style as ‘ turning on the tape machine and seeing what comes out’. What comes out I’m sure you’ll agree is rather special.
His free flowing stream of conscience style of wordplay invokes a rollercoaster of emotions; vivid portrayals of everyday life will strike a chord in the hardest of hearts, his witty verse and bittersweet reminiscing will bring a smile to the saddest of faces. This is the sound of a man bearing his soul and searching for meaning within the choas of everyday existence. A very bright future awaits him. Enjoy.
Yn Fyw/Live 2005 consists of recordings from gigs I did in December 2005. The band consisted of myself, Peter Richardson (drums, bass on 6,7,11 keyboard on 11) and Alun Tan Lan (guitar, banjo,bass on 1, backing vocals). All recordings are taken from a gig in Buffalo Bar Cardiff except tracks 1,2,7 which are from London 12 Bar Club and 9 Leeds Tap and Tin. The sound was mixed by Tom Rogers.
Face Dripping was released in December of 2010. Recorded and mixed at Gus’ Dungeon by myself and Stephen Black. I play a lot of synthesizers and sing a bit, Stephen also sings a bit on it. (It’s mostly instrumental though).
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FORMAT: CD with cardboard slip case sleeve + inner sleeve.
PRICE: £10 (not including p+p)
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Son Of Euro Child was released from a bag in front of a stage in the End of The Road festival 2009. Recorded by Stephen Black and Iwan Morgan in various positions around Pembrokeshire from summer 2008 to spring 2009. Mixed by Stephen Black and myself. Featuring the musicianship of Peter Alan Richardson – drums, Stephen Black – guitar, clarinet and saxophone. It is the debut release of The National Elf label.
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FORMAT: CD + Jewel case
PRICE: £8 (not including p+p)
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Byddai’n chware gig gyda piano yn y Tangled Parrot yng Ngaerfyrddin.
Tocynnau: £10
Bydd na mwy o dyddiadau yng Nghymru yn mynd i cael ei cyhoeddi cyn bo hir.
I’ll be playing a solo piano gig in the Tangled Parrot in Carmarthen.
Tickets: £10
More dates in Wales will be announced shortly.
A new Jonny single ‘Dizzy Milk for Eric’ is available to download from D.I.Y Hearts website, it comes with two live tracks: Wich is Wich and You Was Me recorded live with Shonen Knife in Nagoya back in May.
All proceeds will be donated to Japans disaster relief through the Japanese Red Cross.
The National Elf Library is home of The National Elf record label, which is a record label run by me (Euros Childs).
You can download all the music posted on the site for free or donate something if you so wish. Physical releases are also available to purchase from this site, although many releases are download only.
The National Elf roster so far includes myself and Croydon based poet Graham Thompson. New acts will be signed to the label as time passes.
